Responsible Tourism

We strongly believe that tourism can make a meaningful contribution to people’s lives and our planet, and create opportunities for our local communities.

Rhotia Valley is committed to running their activities in a sustainable and responsible way according to the 10 principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, a roadmap for tourism development implemented by the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization.

The code aims to help maximise the tourists’ benefits while minimising their potentially negative impact on the environment and local communities. And this is what we are trying to achieve every day.

What we are doing

A COMMUNITY-BASED LODGE

90% of our staff is from the nearby village.

Their daily needs are covered by Rhotia Valley, such as clothes, phones, accommodation and food.

We support the local farming businesses, wheat, vegetables, fruit, meat, coffee, honey and more are all bought from within 20 km the lodge.

All the materials used to build the Lodge and Children’s home are from Tanzania and 90% of this is local.

We closely collaborate with the local schools improving the quality of education, providing schoolbooks and economically supporting renovations where needed.

A pipeline has been renewed and we maintain the line and the pump, not only for the lodge, but also for the whole valley.

The menu of the Lodge features local dishes and during dinner, guests can get an explanation about the of Tanzania food culture, if they would like this.

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A community-based lodge

TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

We are not connected to the power system of Tanzania, therefore the electricity is provided by a generator. In order to minimize its use the generator is switched on at 18.00 and is turned off around 23.00. Thanks to the solar panels we manage to have hot water throughout the day. The goal is to fully run the lodge on solar power.

For the lighting only solar and LED-bulbs are used.

At the Children’s home there is a bio-gas installation which provides gas for cooking, as a result, the use of firewood is minimized.

The garden around the lodge contains only indigenous plants.

We collect rainwater from the roofs for washing, gardening and cleaning.

Rhotia Valley wants to minimize the use of plastic. Especially plastic water bottles – a big problem in Africa. Therefore the Lodge provides its own filtered water at the dining table from a natural source in a recycled glass jug.

Glass and plastic waste are divided from paper waste. Glass and plastic waste are brought to recycling projects.

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Taking care of the environment

ALSO OUR GUESTS PLAY THEIR ROLE

At their arrival, guests will get a brochure where they can find practical tips for being responsible travellers.

Guests stay in clean and comfortable tents with showers heated by solar panels. When you shower in our tented lodge, the hot water will take a maximum of two minutes to come through, therefore, we kindly ask you to collect the cold water so that it can be used by housekeeping.

Rhotia Valley offers walks through the surroundings of the Lodge so the guests get in touch with local culture and nature. These walks are guided by local people.

With their stay guests contribute directly to the Children’s home. The revenues of the Lodge are directly used for the running costs of the Children’s home (food, fuel and staff).

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Also our Guests play their role

Rhotia Valley is always looking for new ways to improve the project in an environment-friendly way, in harmony with the local culture.

Therefore new ideas are always welcome! Read here how you can cooperate with us.

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